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This Drexel PRO offer is provided as a courtesy to all ALA members by Drexel University Online and is not a formal partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) nor an endorsement by ALA of the university or its academic programs. CONTENTS A m e r i c an L i b r a r i e s | July/August 2011 Features 33 The Power of Words and Pictures Using students’ visual vocabulary as a learning tool through graphic novels BY Jesse Karp

Step Easily into 36 the Digital future Lyrasis gets varied collections online quickly, and cheaply, through collaboration BY Kathy Anderson and Laurie Gemmill

40 How One LIbrary Digitized its community’s newspapers Researchers enjoy a rich, accessible archive 42 in Winona, Minnesota BY Allison Quam

How to Offer More 42 than a Movie Producing film discussions that are serious cultural events BY Alan Jacobson

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Cover Story Librarians Witness 44 New Orleans’ Recovery More than 20,000 return to the city for Annual

New Technologies, New Directions 52 Emerge at ALA 2011 The lowdown on high-tech trends showcased in the exhibit hall Cover design by Jennifer Brinson BY Lisa Carlucci Thomas CONTENTS A m e r i c an L i b r a ries | J uly / A u g u s t 2011 | V olu me 42 #7/8 | i s s N 0002-9769

Departments 40 5 Americanlibrariesmagazine.org

Information Technology 30 Dispatches from the field Automation Assessments by Marshall Breeding and Andromeda Yelton 31 iNTernet Librarian As They Like It By Joseph Janes 32 iN Practice Tutorials That Matter by Meredith Farkas

People 54 Currents

Professional Development 56 youth Matters my Midsummer Metamorphosis By Jennifer Burek Pierce 57 Next Steps Updates and Trends A Pioneer Evolves By brian mathews 12 ALA 58 librarian’s Library conquering the Digital Divide By karen muller 15 Perspectives 59 rousing Reads 26 Newsmaker: Daniel Ellsberg surf’s Up By Bill Ott 60 Solutions and Services

Opinion and Commentary 4 from the editors What You Told Us By George EberharT and Beverly Goldberg 6 President’s Message empowering Voices By Molly Raphael 47 8 executive Director’s Message 24 Taking on Transformation By Keith Michael Fiels 10 Comment Enabled Letters and Comments advertisers | page 28 Public Perception Drexel E-Learning, Inc. | cover 2 29 oN My Mind Geico | 44 Innovative Interfaces | cover 3 Mentors Need Advice, Too Mango Languages | 3 By Aniko Halverson Nijhoff Recorded Books | 7 Rutgers | 9 64 will’s World San Jose State University | 38 SirsiDynix | cover 4 Dead Trees We Have Known By Will Manley

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5 ALA | President’s Message Empowering Voices

Telling the story of the transformational power of libraries by Molly Raphael

e are living in ex- positioning libraries One of my perience an “ah ha!” traordinary times. for the future. moment, convinced primary Throughout the In recent years, of the library’s signifi- library world, re- ALA has increased presidential cant contribution to ductionsW in financial resources resources for advoca- initiatives, literacy and learning threaten our survival. At the same cy to assist library in a manner more “Empowering Voices: time, many libraries are experi- communities of all powerful than our encing large increases in demand types, in all places. Communities Speak data and testimony. and usage. In academic, public, Many of you are al- Out for Libraries,” “Empowering school, and special libraries, ready using resources Voices” will develop builds on the these challenges call for all of us such as ALA’s Advo- additional tools and to work together and build a better cacy University. One advocacy work of training for all types future for all library communities. of my primary presi- recent ALA presidents. of libraries to assess Recent months have brought us dential initiatives, their respective com- some of the worst stories we could “Empowering Voices: Communities munity’s strengths, to identify and imagine. A prime example is the Speak Out for Libraries,” builds on recruit the most effective people to reprehensible treatment of school the advocacy work of recent ALA tell of the transformational power of librarians in the Los Angeles Uni- presidents, including Camila Alire’s libraries, and then to empower com- fied School District, where they “Frontline Advocacy” and Roberta munity members to take action and were interrogated by LAUSD attor- Stevens’s “Our Authors, Our Advo- use their voices to showcase why neys demanding proof that they are cates.” libraries matter. Our goal is to en- qualified to serve as teachers. As a librarian for 40 years, I often sure that decision-makers not only Yet, we have reason to celebrate as witnessed the impact of library users value their libraries, but also suffi- well, particularly voter support re- recounting stories of the transforma- ciently fund them. Libraries will flected in the outcomes of library bal- tional power of libraries in their lives. thrive when they are recognized as a lot measures. As Library Journal When I worked with decision-makers force for transforming lives and con- reported April 1, even in this anti-tax as a library director, I knew that even tributing significant outcomes to the climate, “voters overwhelmingly en- leaders who valued and supported health and vitality of the communi- trusted their libraries with their tax libraries often struggled with how to ties they serve. dollars in referenda held between De- fund all of their priorities. While we We look forward to hearing cember 1, 2009, and November 30, who worked in libraries did our best from you as we develop this initia- 2010. Operating revenue measures to help them understand the value of tive. Our success will only come passed at a spectacular rate of 87% … libraries, we witnessed the greater from your success in library com- july/august 2011

| continuing a 10-year upswing. Build- persuasive power of the stories told by munities of all types and sizes.

ing referenda held steady, with 55% of library users. Please share your thoughts at measures passing and the average size For example, the father of a 3rd- [email protected] and stay of the projects more than doubled to grade boy who had fallen behind in tuned. z over $9 million.” reading level talked about how the li- As I begin my year as ALA presi- brary’s summer reading program ALA President MOLLY RAPHAEL is the dent, I recognize that together we turned his son around so that he was retired director of Multnomah County have much work to do, both in the reading above grade level and doing (Oreg.) Library and the District of Columbia Public Library in Washington, D.C. short term—the immediate battles— well in school. As this story was told, Visit mollyraphael.org. email: molly@

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LA’s Executive Board Council asked the Executive opted a number of recommenda- and governing Council Board, the Budget Analysis and Re- tions from a Presidential Task Force discussed and acted on a view Committee, and the executive on Improving the Effectiveness of series of recommenda- director to develop plans for moving ALA Council. These include more Ations from five special task forces. ahead in electronic Council’s Equitable Access to this critical A key recommendation discussion of Digital Content Task Force has been area. Work of the Chapter Relations issues lead- studying the challenges and poten- is already ing up to Task Force was the tial solutions for improved elec- underway Council tronic content access, distribution, on several of development of a “State meetings, a preservation, and infrastructure. the recom- of the Chapters” report. strong focus Their recommendations included: mendations, on the Asso- n An environmental scan that including a ciation’s brings together up-to-date infor- standing group to provide leader- strategic priorities and plan, and mation on the changing library ship on digital content issues. more time for the discussion of “digital landscape,” where libraries The Young Professionals Task strategic issues. Also proposed was and providers stand, and emerging Force, originally established by past holding the Member/Council Infor- trends. president Camila Alire, presented a mation Session during Annual Con- n An economic analysis of number of recommendations to the ference prior to the Membership licensing models for e-content to Executive Board relating to mem- Meeting to allow more member in- flesh out the advantages and disad- bership, conference experience, di- teraction with ALA leadership and vantages of existing and emerging visions, round tables, library and additional discussion on key issues. models and to inform library deci- information science schools, and This change will be implemented in sion-making when acquiring e- ALA elections. With many of the 2012. content. recommendations already being The Executive Board and Council n A public relations campaign to implemented, the group also called also discussed a report from the Fu- help the public and the library com- for a young professionals group as a ture Perfect Presidential Task Force, munity fully understand the ramifi- permanent part of the Membership a group of members with limited cations of a leased e-book Committee. ALA experience who were asked to environment. The Chapter Relations Task Force think about a “perfect” ALA and its n Building awareness among has also been looking at ways in structure. They brought back a persons with disabilities that which state and student chapters as number of suggestions regarding libraries can help meet their infor- well as ALA can work together more conferences, diversity, committee july/august 2011

| mation needs, working with library effectively, and how the Association service, elections, and chapters.

vendors to improve access to e-con- can help develop and support stron- For more Council news, see tent, and supporting and encourag- ger chapters. A key recommenda- p. 49, this issue. For more infor- ing usability testing with people tion of this group was the mation on any of these reports, using assistive technology. development of a “State of the visit www.ala.org/offices and click n Facilitating and encouraging Chapters report” that would make on “Governance.” z individual libraries experimenting information on the chapters, their with new ways to acquire and pro- activities, and their innovative pro- KEITH MICHAEL FIELS is executive director vide e-content to share results and grams more widely available. of the American Library Association,

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“If every tax dollar I generate were need for librarians to teach students the real problem: It is not the perfectly spent on funding public libraries, I how to search the internet. It is our good Fernandina Beach downtown would be the happiest taxpayer in the teachers, not our librarians, who must library building that needs to be re- United States.” learn how to instill the love of reading placed, but the self-styled ‘Radical Mili- Escondido (Calif.) City Councilwoman in their pupils.” tant’ Fernandina Beach librarians who OLGA DIAZ, who opposed closing the ZE’EV WURMAN, high-tech executive in must go. Pronto. . . . While local tax- East Valley branch, a move that left the Silicon Valley and senior policy adviser payers pick up the biggest tab for city of Escondido with only one library, in from 2007 to 2009 in the U.S. Department America’s libraries, most librarians are “A Core Service Taxpayers Demand,” San of Education’s Office of Planning, Evalua- little more than unionized pawns for Diego Union-Tribune, June 19. tion, and Policy Development, in the op-ed the social-activist bosses of the Ameri- “Teachers, Not Librarians,” New York Times, can Library Association.” “Librarians know what’s available in a June 27. MIKE THOMPSON, past chairman of the field, where to find it, whether to use it. Florida Conservative Union, in the op-ed You, on the other hand, have to write a “We are always interested in improving “Save Our Libraries, Fire the Librarians,” paper about the self in Hamlet. Try teaching, but the best teaching in the Fernandina Beach News Leader, June 27. Googling that without the help of a world will have little effect when stu- professional librarian: 12.3 million dents are hungry, are in poor health ­results.” because of inadequate diet and inade- “Librarians open up Columnist IAN BROWN, reacting to the quate health care, and have low litera- the world. Knowledge spring announcement that the Windsor-Es- cy development because of a lack of is useless if you don’t sex (Ont.) Catholic District School Board access to books. . . . The positive im- was shutting down its school libraries and pact of access to books on reading even know where to dismissing all but four of its library techni- achievement is about as large as the begin to look.” cians, “Don’t Discard the Librarians,” To- negative impact of poverty.” Children’s author PATRICK NESS, 2011 winner ronto Globe and Mail, May 21. University of Southern California Professor of Britain’s Carnegie Medal in Literature for Emeritus STEPHEN KRASHEN, a noted lin- Monsters of Men, who characterizes himself “The dilemma that schools will face is guist and educational researcher, in “Our as a “child that libraries built” in an interview whether to cut a teacher who has been Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem Is with The Guardian (U.K.), June 23. working with kids all day long in a Poverty,” a June 5 commencement ad- classroom or cut teachers who are dress at Lewis and Clark College published “Wow, so now we have another enemy? working in a support capacity, like in Substance News, June 10. The librarians? I am now beginning to librarians.” wonder just what subversive ideas and SHAEL POLAKOW-SURANSKY, chief aca- “Glam culture is ultimately rooted in ulterior motives may be lurking in the demic officer for the New York City obsession, and those of us who are mind of my friendly postal worker. . . . Schools, in the article “In Lean Times, truly devoted and loyal to the lifestyle We know this modus operandi all too july/august 2011

| Schools Squeeze Out Librarians,” New of glamour are masters of its history. well: Write an inflammatory article,

York Times, June 24. Or, to put it more elegantly, we are people like me respond, the insanity librarians.” gets more attention until it rouses a “If we are to have any hope of meaning- LADY GAGA, declaring her librarianness group-think reality of the fear monger’s fully increasing the literacy of our stu- in the debut of her column “From the own making. Yawn. I for one am tired dents, the solution must lie with Desk of Lady Gaga,” V magazine, no. 71 of your brand of toxic, divisive tactics.” classroom teachers and not with (­Summer 2011). Fernandina Beach, Florida, resident libraries and librarians. With the perva- CANDACE FASANO, in a letter responding sive presence of technology in the “As so often is the nature of govern- to Thompson’s article, Fernandina Beach classroom and at home there is less ment, our local stewards are ignoring News Leader, July 4. z americanlibrariesmagazine.org

28 On My Mind | OPINION Mentors Need Advice, Too

A role reversal makes the relationship a two-way street by Aniko Halverson Nijhoff

ibrarianship is a pro- Maddy became a true friend and lat- combine what I already know with fession with a strong er a part-time colleague, and is now her knowledge for this new context. tradition of mentorship. a youth librarian for a major urban Because of her, I am confident. At some point in grad public library system. I can only This experience, turning to my school,L every future librarian has hope I played even the tiniest, most former mentee for advice, has the daunting assignment to “find miniscule part in any of her suc- shown me a new ideal to which a librarian and interview him or cesses, even if I simply told her “Do mentorship can aspire: We can learn her about his or her job.” You it!” on the day I met her. from, and depend on, each other. groan, you sigh, you poke around Now, years later, I have given up Relationships like this can only on the internet, you start sending my job to move to the Netherlands, come about when we give attention emails or making calls, hoping to and I’m in need of a professional re- to future generations. “Service to find someone who has time for invention because of the dearth of the profession” is a phrase that is you, isn’t a fuddy-duddy “old- library jobs here. For months I had tossed about, often in job descrip- school” librarian, and maybe, been looking for a job where I can tions or performance reviews, but just maybe, will speak English until I many of us take it far too lightly. Ask even inspire you, Madeleine achieve academic- yourself if you really believe in it. just a little bit. stands out, level Dutch—and No matter what you do or how Among the what should happen busy you are, you were new to the handful of library not only to present itself but a profession once, in need of support. school students because of our librarian position at Were you fortunate enough to have and other pro- longstanding friendship, a private school. The someone to welcome and guide you? spective mentees school is interested I have witnessed the “I don’t have who contacted me but also, now, because because of my cre- time” mentality from colleagues and over the last 15 of what she has taught dentials, but I need professional acquaintances, and it is years, Madeleine me, as we have in effect to demonstrate how I a truly damaging attitude. Librar- stands out—not can handle the stu- ians who don’t have time for library only because of traded places in the dents. How will I school students must not be able to our memorable mentoring relationship. prepare for the in- see past next week, nor must they first meeting and terviews, which in- care about whether the profession the longstanding friendship that volve library lessons for should someday meet its demise. ensued, but also, now, because of kindergartners and 1st-graders? My I’m privileged to have participat-

what she has taught me, as we have simple strategy: Write to my former ed in the process of mentoring and july/august 2011

in effect traded places in the men- mentee and ask for her guidance. to have gained surprising and sub- |

toring relationship. Of course as soon as I ask, adroit stantial benefits from it, both as a I can’t remember just when she Maddy sends me links, book lists, working librarian and as a job- first contacted me with an “I found copious instructions, and go-get- hunter. your CV on the internet, can I meet ’em pep talks. Now she’s the profes- And, yes, the school offered me you?” sort of message. At the time sional in this equation. She is the job. z she was a hip fact-checker for glossy inspired. She inspires me. She con- architecture magazines, and I im- vinces me: I can do this. During my Aniko halverson nijhoff is a public services librarian with 15 years of experience mediately knew she’d make an en- interviews, Maddy becomes the in academic and public libraries in the U.S.

thusiastic, open-minded librarian. voice in my head, allowing me to She currently resides in the Netherlands. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

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53 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | july/august 2011 People | Announcements Currents

n In May Georgina Ata Venice-Abbot Kinney Me- retired as manager of morial branch of Los An- Clearwater (Fla.) Public geles Public Library. Library System’s Country- n In May Mary Frances side branch. Carr retired as librarian Brad Eden Peggy Hoon Jennifer Kutzik Sul Lee n September 1 Caren for Walnut Grove School Borecki will become in New Market, Alabama. retired as media specialist n June 1 Kristi Harms library media specialist at n Robin Chaney retired at the New Martinsville became director of Bis- Lakeland Regional High June 30 as director of the (W.Va.) School. marck (N.Dak.) Public School in Wanaque, New Southwest Area Multi- n June 1 Stephanie Den- Library. Jersey. county Multitype Inter- nis became director of the n May 16 Peggy Hoon be- n In August Femi Cad- library Exchange in Carmi (Ill.) Public came scholarly communi- mus will be appointed the Marshall, Minnesota. Library. cations librarian at the Edward Cornell Law n Diane Courtney retires n In June Ann Dixon be- University of North Caro- Librarian at Cornell Uni- as director of Larchmont came librarian at Homer lina at Charlotte’s J. Mur- versity in Ithaca, New (N.Y.) Public Library in (Alaska) Public Library. rey Atkins Library. York. July. n July 31 Brad Eden will n May 27 Mary Hueb- n July 29 Mary Beth n Harry Courtright is become director of library scher retired as library Campe becomes director retiring as director of services and professor of media specialist of Holy at Elmhurst (Ill.) Public Maricopa County (Ariz.) library science at Valparai- Cross of San Antonio, Library. Library District, effective so (Ind.) University. Texas, middle and high n Lucille Cappas retired August 5. n In June Ava Ehde be- school. June 17 as manager of the n In June Jeanie Deem came manager of Manatee n In June Elaine Jackson County (Fla.) Public retired as head librarian Library System. of Norton (Mass.) Public n On June 20 Karen Fil- Library. ipkowski became head n Thomas Jones retired cited librarian of the Barry’s May 31 as director of Bis- Bay and Area (Ontario) marck (N.Dak.) Public Public Library. Library. n on May 3 the Connecticut Library Association n June 2 Bonnie Fong n Joey Kositzky is now awarded Maxine Bleiweis, director of Westport became science librarian director of Whitefish (Conn.) Public Library, the Outstanding Librarian for the John Cotton Dana (Mont.) Community award in recognition of her career accomplish- Library at Rutgers Univer- Library. ments and record of service to both her library sity in Newark, New Jer- n June 30 Jennifer Kut- and the library profession. sey. zik retired as information n in May Wayne Wiegand, F. William Summers n In June David Gleim technology technician at july/august 2011 Professor of Library and Information Studies

| retired as dean of libraries Colorado State University Emeritus at Florida State University in Tallahassee, from Hilton M. Briggs in Fort Collins. was one of 25 people to receive a New York Pub- Library at South Dakota n May 31 Cynthia LaGon lic Library Short Term Fellowship for 2011–2012. State University in Brook- retired as librarian of Tri- He will use it for three weeks this fall to mine the ings. ton College Library in culturally rich and ethnically diverse stories about n Anna Gold became River Grove, Illinois. patron use buried in the archives of NYPL’s branch university librarian at n May 31 Monique le library system for his forthcoming book, This Hal- California Polytechnic Conge became director of lowed Place: A People’s History of the American State University in San Palo Alto (Calif.) Library. Public Library. n americanlibrariesmagazine.org Luis Obispo July 15. Sul H. Lee will retire as

54 People | Announcements

dean of University Libraries at the University of Oklahoma in Norman obituaries effective June 30, 2012. n July 1 Anne Liebst be- n Marilyn Brown, 61, former head n Eleanor Coliz, 88, former librarian came director of technical children’s librarian for Herrick (Mich.) at New Providence (N.J.) Library, died services and technology at District Library, died May 17. She also June 10. the Ottenheimer Library served on the board for the Michigan n Dorothy Johnson, 89, who served of the University of Ar- Library Association and was active on as reference librarian for 17 years at kansas at Little Rock. the Youth Services Committee for the Pleasantville (N.Y.) Public Library, died n Valerie Maginnis now Lakeland Library Cooperative. May 21. directs the Boulder n D. Elizabeth Bunnell, 91, former n Carol Logue, 74, director of the (Colo.) Public Library. elementary school librarian, died Sycamore (Ill.) Public Library from n In June Regina Mays May 18. For most of her 40 years in 1989 until 1993, died May 10. was appointed assessment librarianship, she served at Governor n Anita Prieto, 74, former assistant librarian at the University Mifflin School District in Berks County, librarian for Nutley (N.J.) Public Library of Tennessee, Knoxville. Pennsylvania, from which she retired in for 23 years before retiring in 2004, n July 15 Michael Miller June 1981. died June 8. became chief information n Rebecca Burkhart, 57, died after a n Esther Sandstrom, 95, died of officer at California Poly- year-long battle with sarcoma cancer heart failure May 26. During the technic State University in May 1. She was a children’s librarian at 1960s and 1970s, she was head San Luis Obispo. the Verona (N.J.) Public Library from librarian at Ridgely Middle School in n July 5 Paul Mills began 1978 until her retirement in January. Lutherville, Maryland. serving as director of Fountaindale (Ill.) Public Library. n June 1 Anne Mundy re- right Office at the Library (Ill.) Public Library. tario, Canada. tired as head of the chil- of Congress. n June 13 Steven Smith n Debbie Wilson retired dren’s department at the n July 1 Lee Parker was became dean of libraries as children’s librarian at Bangor (Maine) Public promoted to head librar- at the University of Ten- Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) Library. ian of Norton (Mass.) nessee, Knoxville. Public Library on July 29. n Effective November 1 Public Library. n June 30 Michele n Michael Witmore be- Donna Nicely will retire n Richard Quartaroli Strange retired as access came director of the Fol- as director of Nashville retired June 30 as special services librarian at the ger Shakespeare Library Public Library. collections librarian of University of Wisconsin– in Washington, D.C., on n In May Peg Ottwell re- Cline Library at Northern La Crosse Murphy Library. July 1. tired as librarian of the Arizona University in n Jennifer Tallman be- South Elementary School Flagstaff. came director of Jane At ALA of Pikeland School Dis- n June 8 Jeanne Radke Morgan Memorial Library n Sean Fitzpatrick, as- trict in Pittsfield, Illinois. retired as director of Jane in Cambria, Wisconsin, in sociate editor for American n

June 1 Maria A. Pal- Morgan Memorial Library June. Libraries, left ALA May 13. july/august 2011

lante became the Register in Cambria, Wisconsin. n In August Marcellus n July 1 Jenifer Grady left |

of Copyrights and director n In July Mary Richard- Turner will become city ALA as director of the of the United States Copy- son retires as city librar- librarian of Seattle Public ALA–Allied Professional ian of Sausalito (Calif.) Library. Association. Public Library. n July 6 Meighan Wark n Kristin Murphy left n June 1 Uma Sailesh was began serving as county ALA’s Washington Office appointed administrative librarian for Huron Coun- July 1 as government rela- director of the Naperville ty Library in Clinton, On- tions specialist. z

Valerie Maginnis Uma Sailesh Send notices and color photographs for Currents to Katie Bane, [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

55 Professional Development | Youth Matters My Midsummer Metamorphosis

Remembering why librarianship beckoned in the first place by Jennifer Burek Pierce

ummer is an island. means it has found its new home, That was almost 20 years ago, and The trees around my became mine the moment I read the eventually, I, too, entered the profes- house come into leaf, a editor’s request for a proposal. sion. Not long after starting my first bright and wafting cur- Just as my entry into writing for professional position, I became one Stain of green between me and ALA’s flagship of American Libraries’ the neighborhood. Spring se- magazine was a Electronic contributors. mester has ended, and fall term long time in com- research For some 10 years lies far in the distance, little ing, this latest now, I’ve written for tools, ways more than a dot on the horizon. transition is one to AL, first as a feature Wavelets ripple and inch near, which I gradually, to explain author, then as a col- passing, but not pressing, re- perhaps even hesi- the uses of the library, umnist. Researching, minders of the forces at work in tantly, committed. interviewing, and an unimaginable the seemingly distant world. Librarianship is writing about the Usually I leave this verdant refuge the family busi- number of living, many and varied as- from time to time, often to attend ness, and the rela- breathing authors at pects of librarianship the ALA Annual Conference, re- tionships with my has extended the Annual—oh my! turning amid an influx of memen- editors and others feelings of wonder tos—things like advance reader I’ve met in the and possibility that copies, product brochures, photos, course of writing columns have enliven my commitment to the field and interview notes. Distilling these come to feel like kinship, too. and its daily work of service. impressions and texts into a column The first time I saw the Annual It is impossible to understate my soon follows. Conference Preview issue of Ameri- gratitude to the librarians, authors, can Libraries, I was entranced. The publishers, database developers, and A new chapter magazine lying on the dining room editors who have made my writing This year is different. After a num- table was my mother’s, part of her possible during the last decade—par- ber of conference trips that have preparations for travel that June, ticularly given my occasional ten- dazzled with the unexpected—re- and I, a compulsive reader, hap- dency to disassociate deadlines warding conversations with authors, pened to scan its pages and became with days and dates in the real world sudden reunions with one-time col- carried away by the enthusiasm and (“Oh, today is the 5th? Oh . . . ”), leagues, and so many things to share energy thereon. and my habit of coming up with the with my students and readers— this I was teaching freshman compo- perfect ending for a column about season marks a new phase in my sition, and highlights of the confer- half an hour after I’ve submitted my july/august 2011

writing and my professional life. ence my mother would attend copy. |

Instead of preparing to relate the represented a dizzying difference So I’ll “keep” this summer staying goings-on at ALA, I’m beginning from the postmodern literary criti- at home, reading, writing, and different narratives. cism and benevolent pedagogical photographing—until it’s time to Instead of continuing this col- pieces that had prepared me for the venture to the shore and dip my toes umn, I’ll be turning my attention to work I was doing. Electronic re- back into the ocean. z new book-length projects, one of search tools; ways to explain the which arrived unexpected and, like uses of the library; and an almost JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE is associate a stray cat that settles on one’s deck unimaginable number of living, professor of library and information science at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Contact her and purrs with a contentment that breathing authors—oh, my! at [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

56 Next Steps | Professional Development A Pioneer Evolves

Engaging the community at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie by Brian Mathews

ndrew Carnegie had a ated an uproar in the community such as hold pickups. radical idea. In 1895 and led to calls for greater transpar- According to Cooper, CLP will when he developed the ency. Cooper explains, “Because the continue to explore this direction. public library com- library is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit, the “To what extent do services need to Aplex in Pittsburgh, it included board is not required to hold open be building-based?” she asks, swimming pools, music halls, art meetings or publish its minutes,” imagining librarians embedded galleries, and a natural history and the sudden prospect of closing throughout the city. “It’s important museum. He wanted to ensure branches made a lot of people upset. to us to consider what we can do for that his steel mill workers and The library responded by reen- patrons out where they are.” To ad- their families had easy access gaging the commu- vance this idea, CLP to excellent cultural assets. nity. Librarians, As libraries developed a coordi- What’s pioneering in one century administrators, and nator of community have evolved, is not necessarily compatible with trustees attended engagement posi- the next, however. As libraries have neighborhood these legacy tion charged with evolved, these legacy spaces do not meetings and other spaces do not keeping the com- always promote the free flow of in- civic gatherings to munity informed always promote the formation. According to Mary Fran- share how CLP re- and involved with cis Cooper, deputy director of ceived and spent its free flow of information. library matters, and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, “We funding. They artic- with identifying ad- have had to work around the con- ulated the issues and asked the vocates and new opportunities for straints of a building that was de- community for feedback and help to outreach. signed to be protective of books.” spread their message. While libraries have evolved much When planning a renovation in CLP also initiated an effort to in- since Andrew Carnegie’s era, his vi- 2002, CLP realized that the attitudes crease visibility by having branch sion remains intact. He believed that and behaviors of patrons had libraries set up tables in various lo- “unless a community is willing to changed, and the library needed to cations around the county. The cam- maintain public libraries at the public be more accommodating for both paign was designed to establish a cost, very little good can be obtained information and social interaction. stronger connection between pa- from them.” CLP will test this funda- To help this process CLP hired trons and their local branches. mental idea later this year when it MAYA, a design consulting firm, The most successful outcome of seeks its first-ever voter initiative to which led to the development of a the promotion was the establish- increase property taxes to help sustain more customer-focused framework ment of a library outpost at the library operations. july/august 2011

that mapped the library experience. Pittsburgh Public Market, a cross The library has made great strides |

This resulted in improvements to between a crafts fair and a farmers to engage with the community, and both physical and virtual spaces. market. CLP teamed with a market- now the people will decide the next While CLP made great strides in ing class from the University of steps of its legacy. z enhancing library interactions, in Pittsburgh iSchool to develop and 2008 it would face a new challenge. implement the concept. Every Brian Mathews is a librarian at the A budget shortfall left the board of weekend since, the library has host- University of California, Santa Barbara, and trustees seeking new ways to reduce ed a stand with books about cooking the author of Marketing Today’s Academic Library (ALA Editions, 2009). This column expenses. One leading suggestion, and crafts, materials for children, spotlights leadership strategies that produce inspirational libraries. the closure of several branches, cre- free web access, and other services, americanlibrariesmagazine.org

57 Professional DEVELOPMENT | Books Librarian’s Library

Conquering the Digital Divide by Karen MIller

he digital divide gets by Michelle Manafy and ment. These essays pro- bridged in public Heidi Gautschi, is a collec- vide background context, libraries everywhere tion of essays exploring along with print and on- in America,” said Mary the impact this generation line references, for con- TDempsey, Chicago Public Library will have as they join the sidering issues such as commissioner, as she announced workforce, influence the supporting homework help the expansion of a popular digital marketplace, go to school, when much of the home- media center for youth in June. and seek out entertain- work is online, integrating Recent books provide insights on how to bridge the divide, explain why we need to, and of- fer some research to help make decisions. New From ALA Jessamyn West is one librarian who works to etween 2004 and 2008, four major studies were bridge the digital divide by Bconducted by researchers. The results all point- teaching those who visit ed to positive trends in public library growth, with commensurate need for more librarians, especially rural Vermont libraries in the face of the predicted retirements of baby for internet access. In boomer librarians. But then the current recession hit. Without a Net: Librarians A Strong Future for Public Library Use and Employ- Bridging the Digital Divide, West ex- ment, by José-Marie Griffiths and Donald W. King, is plains why it is vital for libraries to a detailed, data-rich look at the studies on public library use and librar- work at getting people comfortable ians in the workforce, along with two on return on investment in public with accessing information online. library services. The authors evaluate the trends identified in those stud- Throughout the exceedingly read- ies against other recessionary periods and conclude—again—that long able guide, she weaves the rationale term, there is a future in libraries. for undertaking instruction in prac- Indexed 137 p. $70 ISBN 978-0-8389-3588-0 tical technical education in libraries through practical chapters on plan- When you’re job hunting, the promise of jobs “long term” is little consolation; what you want is a road ning the instructional program and map to your next job. A Librarian’s Guide to an Un- presenting the content in ways that certain Job Market, by Jeannette Woodward, is as learners will understand. close to that road map as you can get. Woodward Indexed. Libraries Unlimited. 258p. $40.

july/august 2011 starts with tips for “recession-proofing” the job you

| 978-1-59884-453-5. have, which are useful in any situation, and goes on

to answer such questions as: But what should the Digital Native Effects first steps be if the pink slip comes? Where are jobs listed now? What At the other end of the spectrum of are the current networking skills? How has interviewing changed? She library users are the “digital na- also includes ideas on recasting your professional skills for opportunities tives,” younger people who have al- outside traditional library environments. Many of her suggestions are ways known a digital world. Dancing particularly useful to a more seasoned librarian who may need to retool for today’s library jobs. with Digital Natives: Staying in Step Indexed. 112 p. $45. ISBN 978-0-8389-1105-1 (Also available as an e-book or in a with the Generation That’s Transform- print/e-book bundle.)

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63 COMMENTARY | Will’s World Dead Trees We Have Known

For some, our bark was better than our bytes by Will Manley

ne of my biggest mis- flect. First off, we Some mourn why I jettisoned my takes as a library ad- librarians all had to library’s old card cata- the loss of ministrator was getting take cataloging in log without a thought rid of the card catalog. library school be- the card to preserving its ec- No,O I’m not talking about replac- cause, at the heart of catalog’s centricities for digital ing it with a digital version. Ev- librarianship was natives to see. Not tactile pleasures. eryone did that back in the ’80s. bibliographic con- only was it an “out of That was a no-brainer. What I trol, and at the heart of bibliograph- sight, out of mind” impulse, but as- mean is that after we installed the ic control was the card catalog. signing it to some smelly landfill OPAC, I sent the physical card Whether you wanted to be in tech- prevented any possibility of a hor- catalog into the oblivion of Waste nical services, public services, or ad- ror-movie-like scenario: The Mid- Management instead of send- ministration, the first step to night Return of the Card Catalog. ing representative parts of it to becoming a librarian was mastering True, there were those who the local history museum. What our professional Book of Deuterono- mourned the end of the card catalog landfill it resides in now only my: The Anglo American Cataloguing and would have done anything to future archeologists will know. Rules, 2nd edition. Once that was ac- save it. (“Can’t we have a card cata- It strikes me that for a whole gen- complished, you were free to follow log and a computer catalog?”) Some eration of digital natives, the term your heart and explore the idiosyn- were catalogers, but most were sen- “card catalog” is as obscure as the crasies of Granger’s, Poole’s, and the timentalists who loved the card cat- term “8-track tape.” For those of us redoubtable inventor of modern alog’s tactile pleasures and being who grew up learning to master all management science, Peter Drucker. able to track the historicity of the its idiosyncrasies in order to do our But AACR2 was foundational. Now, of cards, which evolved from hand- dreaded term papers, that time pe- course, the metadata anarchists are written to typed to commercially riod seems like ancient history. in the driver’s seat and bibliographic printed to computer generated. Ancient or modern, it’s instruc- control is a fading mirage in the Then there were the smudges, tive to look back 25 years and re- rearview mirror. which indicated the really popular Quite possibly, subject areas. In public libraries, the fact that AACR2 the most smudged cards were under was a professional the subject heading “Automobiles— initiation rite for my Maintainence and Repair.” Duh. generation explains Why do I bring this up? Well, I’ve why there weren’t been hearing about the tactile plea- july/august 2011

| many warm and sures of print books. The more

fuzzy eulogies for e-books sold, the more I hear the the card catalog. It term “tactile.” was as if a compli- My advice: Enjoy those tactile cated, difficult, and pleasures while you can. It won’t be ill-tempered uncle long now. z had finally died. He’d meant well… WILL MANLEY has furnished provocative but what a pain. commentary on librarianship for over 30 years “It’s okay, Bill. It’s just a guy with a book.” and nine books on the lighter side of library

americanlibrariesmagazine.org It’s also probably science. Write him at [email protected].

64 CONNECT

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A successful Facebook application has to be one that people will regularly use, like and share with friends. Having created large viral apps before, Adam Fairbanks knows this well. So, appropriately, the SirsiDynix Facebook application doesn’t start with the library – it’s starts with the end user who’s interested in books.

“We’re taking over 700 million Facebook users— many of whom are interested in books but don’t interact with their local libraries — and reintroducing them to the library.”

It’s about getting more people to check out more books Adam Fairbanks more often. And with a viral hook that makes it easy for Social Media Senior Developer users to share books and then reserve those books at the library, Facebook apps will make a “like”-able impression SirsiDynix staff since 2011 with current and prospective users again and again.

Expanding your user experience beyond the confines of your library’s web address, SirsiDynix native Facebook applications bring the library to your users like never before. With the ability to search the library catalog, place holds, subscribe to content of interest, and create virtual bookshelves all within Facebook, your library can increase its social IQ and its circulation.

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